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26Sep By adminNo Comments
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Wanindu Hasaranga Left Out In Sri Lanka’s 15-Player Squad For Cricket World Cup 2023 | Cricket News

Sri Lanka retained out-of-form skipper Dasun Shanaka on Tuesday in its 15-member squad for next month's World Cup in India despite pressure from fans and the media to drop him. The island nation is still smarting from its ignominious defeat by India at the six-nation Asia Cup finals this month in which they were all out for just 50 runs. The thrashing on home soil prompted scathing social media attacks on the board and its players, and demands for Shanaka's sacking."Perhaps it's time Sri Lanka moved on from Shanaka before the country ends up being an absolute joke in the World Cup," the Daily Mirror said in a scathing editorial last week.But after much internal debate, the board decided to stick with him and the rest of the team, a Sri Lanka Cricket source told AFP.Bowling all-rounder W...
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25Sep By adminNo Comments
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Sri Lanka’s Sachithra Senanayake Granted Bail Over Match-Fixing Allegations | Cricket News

File photo of Sachithra Senanayake.© TwitterFormer Sri Lankan cricketer Sachithra Senanayake was given bail by the Colombo Chief Magistrate's court in Colombo on Monday. He was arrested by the Sports Corruption Investigation Unit and later remanded by the court early this month over match-fixing allegations, besides being banned from travelling overseas by the court. He played a solitary Test, 49 ODIs and 24 T20 Internationals between 2012 and 2016. The court granted him bail on a couple of personal sureties of Sri Lankan Rupees 5 million each, as he had not attempted to influence evidence against him.Senanayake, an off-spinner, was accused of trying to fix the games of the 2020 edition of the Lanka Premier League, during which he had allegedly enticed two players to fix games over the ...
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25Sep By adminNo Comments
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Sri Lanka Medical Panel Head Gives Big Update On Wanindu Hasaranga’s Injury | Cricket News

File image of Wanindu Hasaranga© AFPSri Lanka Cricket's medical panel head Arjuna de Silva gave an update on Wanindu Hasaranga's injury and said that the team management is currently consulting foreign doctors to check whether the players need surgery or not and it is likely that he will miss the upcoming ODI World Cup in India.  Hasaranga is still battling the hamstring injury he picked up during last month's playoffs of the Lankan Premier League and the 26-year-old sat out Sri Lanka's recent Asia Cup campaign that saw them finish as runner-up.While Sri Lanka knows that time is running out for Hasaranga to prove his fitness prior to their World Cup opener against South Africa in Delhi on October 7, the team are still exploring every avenue to allow the right arm spinner to feature at t...
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24Sep By adminNo Comments
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Asian Games 2023 Live Streaming, India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Final: When And Where To Watch Live | Asian Games News

The Indian women's team is set to take on Sri Lanka in the final of the cricket event at the Asian Games 2023 on Monday. The Indian cricket team entered the final of Asian Games 2023 with a thumping 8-wicket win over Bangladesh on Sunday. Jemimah Rodrigues (20 not out) with her impressive skills allowed India to coast comfortably to the final. Right-arm pacer Pooja Vastrakar led the charge with the ball as her heroics played a crucial role in restricting Bangladesh to a score of 51.(Asian Games 2023 Medals Tally | Asian Games 2023 Full Schedule)India stumbled twice while chasing the paltry score of 51 against Bangladesh. Openers Smriti Mandhana (7) and Shafali Verma (17) fell victims to pacer Marufa Akter and spinner Fahima Khatun respectively.Earlier in the innings, Vastrakar spearhead...
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31Aug By adminNo Comments
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Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, Asia Cup 2023: Matheesha Pathirana Sets Up Big Win For Sri Lanka | Cricket News

Sadeera Samarawickrama and Charith Asalanka made resolute fifties after Matheesha Pathirana's hostile bowling as Sri Lanka slayed Bangladesh by five wickets in their Asia Cup opener in Pallekele on Thursday. Pacer Pathirana's 4 for 32 restricted Bangladesh to 164. The home side then rode on Samarawickrama's 54 off 77 balls and Asalanka's unbeaten 62 off 92 balls to overhaul the target in 39 overs. Samarawickrama is going through a career rejuvenation this year after fading from the scene.He earned a recall to the Lanka Test side after five years against Ireland this July, and he also made a return to their ODI unit after a gap of four years during the home series against Afghanistan in June.Samarawickrama made his Test return count with a hundred in the second match against Ireland. On ...
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31Aug By adminNo Comments
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Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Asia Cup 2023 Live Streaming: Where To Watch The Match’s Live Telecast | Cricket News

Asia Cup 2023: Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are in Group B, alongwith Afghanistan.© AFPBangladesh take on Sri Lanka in the second match of the Asia Cup at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy. Over the past few years, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have been involved in some instant classics, with some bitter moments on the field. While Bangladesh head into the tournament on the back of a 2-0 series win over Afghanistan, Sri Lanka look to bounce back after a 0-2 Test series sweep against Pakistan. Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are in Group B, alongwith Afghanistan.When will the Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, Asia Cup 2023 match be played?The Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, Asia Cup 2023 match will be played on Thursday, August 31.Where will the Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, Asia Cup 2023 match be played...
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30Aug By adminNo Comments
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“Can’t Have Control Over Injuries”: Sri Lanka Captain Dasun Shanaka | Cricket News

Dasun Shanaka said they have enough quality players in the side to make an impression.© AFPSri Lanka have been hit hard by injuries to key players in the run up to the ongoing Asia Cup, and captain Dasun Shanaka on Wednesday said they can't have control over such crisis but are confident of others standing up for the absentees in the continental tournament. Six-time champions Sri Lanka will open their Asia Cup campaign against Bangladesh here on Thursday, but they will be without four main players in Wanindu Hasaranga, Dushmantha Chameera, Lahiru Kumara and Dilshan Madhushanka."We can't have control over injuries. You know the players who unfortunately missed out -- Hasaranga, Chameera…they are big players, experienced players."But we have a young side and this will be a good experience...
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30Aug By adminNo Comments
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Asia Cup 2023: R Ashwin Finds “Even More Bizarre” Point In Pakistan Star Mohammad Rizwan’s Strange Run Out vs Nepal | Cricket News

Asia Cup 2023 latest news: R Ashwin posted this image of Mohammad Rizwan.© TwitterThe Asia Cup 2023 got off to a cracking start with Nepal bowlers giving Pakistan batters a run for their money in the opening match in Multan on Wednesday. Pakistan were two down inside the first seven overs with only 25 runs on board. Then experienced duo Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan stitched a steady stand as Pakistan looked like heading towards a good score. Just then, with Rizwan batting on 44, the wicketkeeper-batter got run out in a strange fashion.On the fourth ball of the 24th over, with the scorecard reading 111, a direct hit from Dipendra Singh sent Rizwan back to the pavilion. Facing spinner Sandeep Lamichhane, Rizwan drove towards cover and set off for a run. The fielder was agile enough to p...
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30Aug By adminNo Comments
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“Absence Of Senior Players Big Miss”: Bangladesh Captain Shakib Al Hasan | Cricket News

Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan on Wednesday rued the absence of experienced players like Liton Das, but said they have enough quality in their ranks to paper over their unavailability in the Asia Cup. Bangladesh will face six-time and defending champion Sri Lanka on Thursday. But they will be without veterans like Das, Tamim Iqbal and Ebadot Hosain, all ruled out due to different reasons. While Das could not recover in time from viral fever, Iqbal and Hosain are injured."Of course, it (absence of veteran players) is a big miss. If you talk about Liton, he has been part of the team for the last four or five years, and he was doing consistently well for Bangladesh.“But having said that this will give an opportunity to someone else and I hope they make full use of this opportunity,” Sh...
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